Re: Full timeing, and in the beginning...
Do you set up an area as an office? How?
I have two "offices" - one involves my paying job where I do computer programming. That is done on my laptop, so typically my office is my recliner.
The second involves photography work that I perform on a desktop computer (Mac Mini). In our previous rig, we replaced the couch with a desk and I used that along with a 23" monitor for desktop work. Our current rig has a pull-out desk under the TV. I got rid of the external monitor and now use the 42" TV as a monitor (not quite as color accurate as the monitor was, but it suffices) along with bluetooth keyboard and trackpad on the pullout desk (I can almost sit in my recliner and do the same work, but it's tough to read smaller print on the screen all the way across the rig from my recliner).
How long a sewer pipe is long enough? I am mostly seeing 15' in length.
We carry four 15' hoses. I frequently use two of those and on rare occasions use a third one (the national rally and other "back of the site hookups" locations come immediately to mind). The reason we have four is our previous rig had two outlets and I sometimes use to put a "Y" in to connect everything at once. I would suggest at least two 15' hoses.
For a 50 amp surge protector, do you recommend portable or hardwire with a display?
For a full-timer, I'd suggest a hardwired unit. Just one less thing to mess with during hookup and breakdown. Plus, potential for theft is pretty much eliminated. Also, we had a recent forum member have the connection between the output side of the outdoor portable EMS and their power cord get flaky and melt. If a hardwired unit is properly wired, you save the potential of placing 220V across many of your expensive built-in appliances.
And remember, this is merely the beginning! LOL
Definitely. If you have a chance to live in your RV near your home if you are selling it and haven't already, you'll find that you can figure out what you need and don't need more easily than buying or giving away stuff on the road later on.